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List of the papers and correspondence of WILLIAM CAWTHORNE UNWIN, F. R. S.
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- WCUnwin
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Title (The name of the record)
- List of the papers and correspondence of WILLIAM CAWTHORNE UNWIN, F. R. S.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1856-1931
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Description (What the record is about)
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General correspondence.
Research reports and other papers.
Speeches and addresses.
Drawings and Portraits.
ABBREVIATIONS
A.S.C.E. - American Society of Civil Engineers.
C.T.C. - Central Technical College.
INST. C.E. - Institute of Civil Engineering.
PROC. INSTN. CIV. ENGRS. - Proceedings of the Institute of Civil Engineers.
R.S. - Royal Society.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Imperial College Archives and Corporate Records Unit
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Unwin, William Cawthorne (1838-1933)</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- Approximately 262 files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Miss Dorothy Unwin, cousin of the Professor, presented his papers to the College in 1936.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- The letters are, unless otherwise described, all holograph or signed typewritten letters.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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W.C. Unwin was Professor of Engineering from 1884 to 1909 at the Central Technical College, (later the City and Guilds College), which was founded by the City and Guilds of London Institute. In 1907 it became a constituent college of the Imperial College.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- <p>The papers were used by E.G. Walker for his biography 'The Life and Work of William Cawthorne Unwin', which was published by the Unwin Memorial Committee in 1938</p>
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e899b931-c223-4aff-af7f-c2e9b4b54951/
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List of the papers and correspondence of WILLIAM CAWTHORNE UNWIN, F. R. S.